Post by Steve Sutton on Jun 5, 2010 14:59:04 GMT -5
The Private Land/Public Wildlife Council will meet on June 16-17 in Big Timber at the American Legion Hall on Third Avenue to discuss hunting and fishing access issues.
Council members will meet Wednesday, June 16 beginning at 8 a.m. to work on topics including management of concentrated wildlife, FWP landowner incentive programs, and access program enhancement ideas. Elk management in the Crazy Mountains is the topic of a panel discussion in the afternoon from 2-4:30 p.m.
The council will meet Wednesday, June 17 from 8 a.m. – noon.
The 15-member council, made up of landowners, outfitters, hunters, anglers, legislators, and an FWP commissioner, is appointed by the Governor and charged with reviewing Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks hunting and fishing access programs, offering recommendations to help achieve program goals, and addressing issues related to private land and public wildlife.
Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting and observe council proceedings. A public comment period is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on June 16.
For more information about the PL/PW Council, contact Alan Charles, FWP Coordinator of Landowner/Sportsman Relations, by phone: 406- 444-3798, or by email: acharles@mt.gov . Or, visit the FWP Web site at fwp.mt.gov on the Hunting page under hunter access.
Council members will meet Wednesday, June 16 beginning at 8 a.m. to work on topics including management of concentrated wildlife, FWP landowner incentive programs, and access program enhancement ideas. Elk management in the Crazy Mountains is the topic of a panel discussion in the afternoon from 2-4:30 p.m.
The council will meet Wednesday, June 17 from 8 a.m. – noon.
The 15-member council, made up of landowners, outfitters, hunters, anglers, legislators, and an FWP commissioner, is appointed by the Governor and charged with reviewing Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks hunting and fishing access programs, offering recommendations to help achieve program goals, and addressing issues related to private land and public wildlife.
Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting and observe council proceedings. A public comment period is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on June 16.
For more information about the PL/PW Council, contact Alan Charles, FWP Coordinator of Landowner/Sportsman Relations, by phone: 406- 444-3798, or by email: acharles@mt.gov . Or, visit the FWP Web site at fwp.mt.gov on the Hunting page under hunter access.